Chapter 275: Evil Fire Kylin (2/2)
”It should be the case at the moment, but it has nothing to do with you. I think you might as well change your direction!”
This time, Junior Leopard did not insist, nor did he have any reasons to insist. He followed Green Spirit's advice and changed to a path that was also full of the Spiritual Energy of Fire.
”Wow, there it is, and it looks like I'm lucky!” After a long time, Junior Leopard stood on the edge of a geocentric rock flow and breathed in.
”Whoo, whoo, whoo!” Gasping for breath and with sweat streaming out like rain, he sat down at the edge of the geocentric rock flow. ”I am f*cking tired, damn it. This underground fire vein is a dozen times hotter than the one I came across before. The temperature must be over 100℃. Without the Poison Cold Shield, I would have been scalded!”
”You wouldn't be scorched without the Poison Cold Shield. At most, you would be burned to death!” Green Spirit said coldly. The temperature here had no effect on Green Spirit, who existed in different forms. Floating out of Junior Leopard's body and circling around above the rock flows, he returned to Junior Leopard's side. ”Buddy, don't you think there's something wrong here?”
”No? Why?” Junior Leopard was confused and said, ”This is just a geocentric rock flow.”
”No, this is not an ordinary geocentric rock flow. Do you think it looks like a lake?”
”A lake?” Somewhat taken aback at first, Junior Leopard carefully observed and then replied, ”Yes, you are right, it's quite like a lake!”
The geocentric rock flow in front of him was very large, but unlike the geocentric rock flow that he had seen before. It did not flow straight down, but was narrow at both ends and wide in the middle—it looked as if a river had been injected into a Great Lake. It was not like a rock river, but a rock lake.
”Get out of here quickly. I think something is wrong!”
”Something is wrong? Forget it!” Junior Leopard was surprised at first and then extended out his spiritual mind, which sensed nothing for a long time. ”Well, can you not make a fuss? It's just a rock lake. What's the problem?”
Now Junior Leopard was very dependent on his own spiritual mind and trusted it very much. As he felt nothing with his entire spiritual mind, he did not think that the rock lake was dangerous.
But was he really not in danger just because he could not feel it?
Otherwise, how could a saying such as this be in the world: ”You'll just have to learn the hard way if you don't heed the warning of someone with experience”!
Hardly had the words been spoken when the rock lake throughout the space shook and rock flows splashed out. Junior Leopard could not help stepping back.
”What, what happened?”
”You are in trouble!” said Green Spirit, floating into the green lamp, saying nothing further.
”Damn it, what a slippery guy!” Junior Leopard cursed in a low voice. He stood up and was ready to look for an opportunity to leave.
Now, it was just like an earthquake, and the ground around vibrated along with it. Junior Leopard did not know what was going on, but it was better to leave quickly. As the saying goes: ”When the city gate catches fire, the fish in the moat suffer”. But now, he had no idea of what had happened, let alone how he would be affected.
Unfortunately, when he realized it, it was a little too late. He had just turned around when a steaming-hot fire strength came from behind him, which was no weaker than Raging Fire Ancestor's attack.
But this time, Junior Leopard was finally ready. He fought back with the cudgel as soon as he had turned around.
”Poof—!” With a gentle sound, the cudgel hit nothing, but the fire strength hit him hard.
”Uh-oh!” With a dull hum, Junior Leopard's body plummeted backward, and the scorching fire strength was drawn into his tendons and meridians. And once again, the Essence Qi of the Golden Flame Mirror rose in his body, engulfing the invading fire strength.
Compared with the palm strength of Raging Fire Ancestor, this fire strength was a bit hotter but somewhat less severe. Without a trace of Internal Qi, it was like the purest flame in the world.
”What the hell is this?!” Junior Leopard dared not neglect it. Having failed to strike anything with his cudgel, he suddenly turned around and waved his Golden-Scaled Cudgel. Then he saw the situation behind him clearly. But it was useless as there was a mass of flames instead of disordered things in front of him. The red flame was hanging over the rock lake, and from time to time, a cluster of red flames flowed out from the fireball, looking like a red sun.
”No, there seems to be something in this flame!”
Junior Leopard gently narrowed his eyes and, as a red light glimmered, he used the power of his Fiery Eyes.
But this time, he did not dare to use more. The greater his cultivation was, the more he felt that there was something wrong with his Fiery Eyes. It seemed that every time he used the Fiery Eyes, it would bring a heavy burden to his body. Yes, a heavy burden indeed. The greater his cultivation was, the heavier the burden Fiery Eyes brought to the body. Besides, Fiery Eyes represented trouble in the world itself. As his strength increased, Junior Leopard was more reluctant to use them, or even deliberately forgot them, but now in this strange situation, he could not help but use them. Anyway, he did not let the Fiery Eyes completely run but just used them to see any strange objects in the flames. That would not consume a lot of physical strength.
”Damn, what is this monster? It is—!”
Through his Fiery Eyes, Junior Leopard clearly saw the true face of the flame. At first glance, he subconsciously regarded it as a monster, but by the second glance, he recognized it.
It had a dragon's head, antlers, a lion's eyes, a tiger's back, a bear's waist, snake scales, horseshoes, and an oxtail. Its whole body was wrapped in red flames, with only the scales sparkling.
Kylin!
It exactly was a Kylin!
Junior Leopard did not expect to come across such a thing.
”Damn it! Oh my God, you're not kidding me, are you? How can I run into a kylin?” Junior Leopard wailed in his heart. The previous fire strength had been fired out by the kylin in front of him, but it had fired out only once. Through the flames, Junior Leopard also noticed that the kylin was staring back at him. The gazes of the man and the beast locked together.
”No!” A warning sign flashed through his heart.
”Roar—!”
With a loud roar, a huge sound wave violently scattered. In an instant, Junior Leopard felt an invisible force of oppression toward him and he could not resist it, even though the Poison Cold Shield was ready.
”This is, Qi Power—!”
Both the Poison Cold Shield and Internal Qi were ineffective. Junior Leopard only felt the rattling vibration of all his bones as if a mighty force had pressed on his body in an instant. Almost at the same time, Junior Leopard suddenly realized that this inexplicable force was Qi Power with physical force, or Yi.
However, it was different from Yi. This Qi Power, or rather, this strength, was more condensed, smoother, and more powerful than Yi.
”Evil Fire Kylin! This really is an Evil Fire Kylin!”
At the same time, Green Spirit also recognized it and screamed.
Yes, screamed!
Junior Leopard did not know why he felt that he was screaming from what was only supposed to be an exchange of ideas.
”I don't care whether it is an Earthly Evil Fire Kylin or a Heavenly Evil Fire Kylin. I will soon be crushed by him!” Junior Leopard bellowed in his heart, and tried his best to straighten up his body, which had been compressed like a bow. He did not know that a huge black fireball was burning up behind him, and then the fireball shrank sharply. As two more stars were orbiting around the hollow, Junior Leopard had given full rise to his fist intent, ready to fight against the kylin's Qi Power.
”Are you crazy? This Evil Fire Kylin is born with Divine Sense and a mighty force. How can you fight against it?” At the sight of Junior Leopard's actions, Green Spirit cried out urgently, but it was too late. Seeing Junior Leopard use his fist intent to fight back, the kylin felt that its dignity was greatly humiliated. With a fierce light in its eyes and low growl, it dispersed Junior Leopard's fist intent in an instant.
”Puff!” Junior Leopard felt that he was numb all over. At least half of his skeleton was broken at this moment. He was flung away like a rag doll and did not have any strength to hold onto the Golden-Scaled Cudgel, which was rolling out.
Seeing that Junior Leopard had fallen to the ground and had no breath, the kylin cooled down a little. With an inhale, the kylin sucked all the surrounding red flames into its body, leaving only a red flame around its four hoofs as if it was flying in flames.
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